An active shooter in Memphis had police departments on high alert.
On Wednesday, Sept. 7 Memphis police issued an alert to be on the lookout for a 19-year old male Black who police said started a shooting rampage across Memphis around 4:30 p.m.
Police confirmed Ezekiel D. Kelly, 19, has been taken into custody, and that he has an active warrant for first-degree murder.
According to officials, the shelter in place has been lifted but are asking people to avoid the area of Ivan Road & Hodge Road.
Just after 7 p.m., West Memphis police confirmed Kelly had crossed into Crittenden County, AR. but carjacked an individual before heading back to Memphis, Tenn.
Kelly had been occupying a light blue Infiniti, then a grey Toyota with Arkansas plate AEV63K.
Around 9:15 p.m. police asked everyone in the area of Ivan Road and Hodge Road to shelter in place and stay indoors, by 9:28 p.m. they announced Kelly had been taken into custody.
Kelly is responsible for many shootings across Memphis and that he recorded them on Facebook Live, according to police.
Kelly has a criminal history that includes attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault, and reckless endangerment. Those charges stem from an arrest in 2020.
